Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-06
A PORTSMOUTH FIRE
A BIsIDEkcE BURNED AND OTHER
PROPERTY ENDANGERED.
The Loss and Insurance Sudden Death OF
Notorious Woman and Exon.
vict-0tber Notes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispa,cn.l

Correspondence OF the Richmond Disparh-l
NORFOLK, February 8, 1887.
This morning about 10 o'clock fire
broke out in the residence of Mr.. W. Ia.
Hewlett, photographer of this city,
who resides on Court street near North,
in Portsmouth, and burned with such
mpidity that the entire dwelling was
destroyed before the fire department
could check the flames. A large por-
ton of the furniture was also destroyed.
Other residences adjacent were serl-
ously threatened, and the owners sut-
fered more or less loss by the hasty re-
moval of their furniture and other Ell
fects. Mr.. Howlett's loss was about
$4,000, and was insured for a. 800 IN
the London and Liverpool Company.
As the fire broke out in the roof it IS
supposed To have been accidental.
A notorious white woman namedJen-
ME Beatty, atlas "Irish Jennie,
dropped dead in a BARRON ON lower
Church street last evening soon after
taking drink. She had been in the
penitentiary twice, where she gave
great deal of trouble and once escaped
from there with Madame Roussell. She
bore the reputation of having killed
three women during her life.
w. j. Midget, the bogus insurance
agent, has been sent to jail for long
tenn Tor his fraudulent practices among
the negroes. There appeared III court
more than thirty colOred individuals
who showed what they had paid this
shrewdtrickater for bogus policies. The
amounts were all in small payments, not
exceeding twenty-five cents at any one
time, though the total collected from
some amounted to 80
Nothing has been seen in the lower
harLor of the body of Captain Madrey,
who was knocked overheard from the
sioop Melbourne yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Cuthbert Harrison, formerly OF
Norfolk, but now OF Richmond, Is
yisit.ag his family, on Boush street.
Mr.. {. Q. Wright and Mr.. /. c.
Wright, of Petersburg, are visiting
friends in the city.
Last night the testimony OF the com
plainants in the contested-election case
closed. and to-day the evidence of the
defendants is being taken. The testi-
monv given by George W. Carr, the
Judge of election, yesterday, has stiff
fened the backbone of the Republicans
wonderfully, and they say they can cor
roborate all Carr swOre to. Carr says
be unburdened himself to Colonel VIII
liam Lamb and Congressman-elect
George i. Rowden some two months
ago, and did it to ease his conscience.
The wreck of the German ship Eliza
beth as she lies embedded in the sand
on Virginia Beach WAS sold at auction
to-day by Leigh Brothers Il Phelps to
W. 4. Power " Go. for $3l. and the
cargo Tor S..
There were y, iS3 bales Of cotton
shipped from this port yesterday.
Rev. w. l.. Gravatt, called to the
lectorship of st. Peters church in
Pramhleton, who was recently assistant
rector of St. Faul's church, Richmond.
viii assume his new duties tomorrow,
preaching morning and night.
Showing here to-day, and q heavy
northeast gale prevails along the coast.
Colonel Ellison l.. Costen, treasurer
of northampton county, Is in the city.
A white man giving his name rs Lacy
was arrested and lodged in the county
Jail last night, who is said to be fugi-
tive from the Raleigh penitentiary.
G..
THE EVIDENCE CLOSED $3.50 TERRIBLY
BURNED.
Especial telegram to the Dispa.ch.l
NORFOLK. Va, February 5.-The
evidence and argument in the election
contest concluded this afternoon. and
Judge Hill stated he would deliver his
decision some time next week.
Mrs. Joseph Bell, an elderly Lady
living on DENLY street, was so badly
burned by the explosion OF kerosene
lamp early this morning that it is
Thought she cannot survive her iniu-
ries.
The wrecking-tuSs partly hauled of
the steamer northampton to-day, and
expected to have her wholly ahoat to-
night.